The Government is today releasing details of its proposed shake up of Licensing Laws with a Consultation on its proposals expected to last no more than 6 weeks just as MP’s start their summer recess.
Over the last few years, social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace have become unbelievably popular, with virtually 1 in 5 internet users belonging to one of those networks. They have allowed many people all over the world to...
Going abroad on holiday or to live is becoming a common occurrence for many children. Parents may be offered positions abroad, either for a specific time or with endless possibilities of a permanent move. Likewise, Grandparents may have chosen to move to a warm climate with a...
During the election campaign, George Osborne nailed his colours firmly to the mast of a deficit reduction strategy. He has not disappointed in that, but questions remain over whether the effect of the expenditure cuts and the mixture of tax increases and decreases in the Budget will be to...
They promised we wouldn’t like it and they were right. Other than freezing Council Tax, there was precious little to cheer in the Budget other than the hope that it may have the desired effect of reducing the yawning deficit in the public finances: time will tell regarding that.
With the world cup due to kick off on 11th June in South Africa, world cup fever is truly upon us all. However for employers the world cup can present a number of challenges in the workplace, not least the possibility of increased absenteeism, loss of focus and concentration and heightened...
We are pleased to announce that our Licensing partner Peter Adkins is yet again in demand for his skills at providing training on all elements of the Licensing Act 2003.
Peter has been contacted by a number of Local Authorities concerning training for new committee members following the...
Romanian Solicitor Ligia Bob recently qualified to become the only dual qualified (England and Romania) lawyer to work in a firm within the West Midlands, according to Law Society statistics. With only 39 firms in the country with a Romanian qualified lawyer, Ligia is pretty unique.
It may not have escaped your attention that we have recently had an election! You will also have noticed that the new government has set out its proposals for the next 18 months in the Queens Speech this week.
One of the 22 bills revealed in the Queens Speech was one entitled the ‘Police...
New conditions were brought in by the Home Office on 6th April 2010 giving the Secretary of State power to impose up to nine mandatory licensing conditions relating to the supply of alcohol under licence.
Dean Parnell, Partner at Sydney Mitchell, has recently become the 191st President of the Birmingham Law Society. He takes over the role from previous President Bernard Shepherd, who stood down on the 27th April. The Birmingham Law Society is now the largest Local Law Society in the Country...
Midlands based legal firm, Sydney Mitchell Solicitors have signaled their intention to provide expert legal services to an even greater number of people with the professional redevelopment of their website. Due to the extensive range of legal services provided the decision was reached to enhance...
The risks associated with smoking have been known for half a century and smokers are assumed to accept those risks willingly. However, smokers may not be aware that their habit could reduce the level of damages awarded should they develop a disease affecting the lungs as a result of exposure to...
Around 14 million people in the UK regularly use social networking sites. It seems an innocent enough past time and a way of keeping in touch with friends and acquaintances, near and far. However, a recent survey of divorce petitions found that 1 in 5 contained references to Facebook or...
Divorce is almost never easy and the financial negotiations can be protracted and difficult, particularly when there are business interests involved. In this article we consider some of the issues surrounding divorce for company directors. In the first section, we deal with directors who are,...
We all have choices in life. We choose whether to marry or live with another person. We choose where to live even if there are constraints placed upon us as to what we can afford. We choose to make compromises in our relationships, in our décor style and as to what our money is spent upon. We...
Professional advisers have, quite rightly, in the past suggested that if you live in a leasehold property it makes sense to consider applying to lengthen the term of your lease. With property prices having recently fallen the cost of doing this has also reduced so there is every reason to...
In an environment of rising taxes, knowing what you can do to protect your assets for your family’s future is essential. One way of doing this is to set up a trust, but what is a trust?
A trust arises where assets are transferred by one party ("the settlor") to other individuals ("the...
In an environment of rising taxes, knowing what you can do to protect your assets for your family’s future is essential. One way of doing this is to set up a trust, but what is a trust?
A trust arises where assets are transferred by one party (“the settlor”) to other individuals (“the...
Daniel Blood and Simon Jobson both from Sydney Mitchell Solicitors recently visited Birmingham's Children's hospital bringing festive cheer with some Christmas gifts for the Children at the hospital.
Daniel Blood and Simon Jobson, both associates at the West Midlands firm raised funds that...
Sydney Mitchell has helped save 120 jobs by finalising the acquisition of two casinos in the region.
The Castle casino in Wolverhampton and the Rubicon in Dudley both went into administration in March of this year. With the assistance of Sydney Mitchell both have now been acquired by...
The Court of Appeal's decision in Oakland v Wellswood (Yorkshire) Ltd has finally been released after much anticipation from insolvency practitioners and businesses alike. The Court has held that Mr Oakland's continuity of employment is preserved by virtue of Section 218 of the Employment Rights...
A recent, bitterly contested ‘big money’ divorce case shows how reluctant the courts are to upset financial settlements on the basis of contingencies and reinforces the point that bad behaviour is not a basis for changing the division of the assets.
In a recent case a company director, Paul Edward Raine, was prosecuted for committing what the courts deemed a serious and deliberate breach of section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986. This states that it is an offence for someone to become a director of another company under or known by a...
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